Инструкция гитарный процессор tc helicon play acoustic

1.Read these instructions.

2.Keep these instructions.

3.Heed all warnings.

4.Follow all instructions.

5.Do not use this apparatus near water.

6.Clean only with a dry cloth.

7.Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8.Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9.Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10.Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11.Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12.Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use

caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

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14.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Caution

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Service

►► All service must be performed by qualified personnel.

►► There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

Warning

►► To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.

►► This apparatus must be earthed.

►► Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product.

►► Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs.

►► Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type.

►► This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible.

►► To completely disconnect from AC mains, disconnect the power supply cord from the AC receptacle.

►► The mains plug of the power supply shall remain readily operable.

►► Do not install this device in a confined space. ►► For use at an altitude of 2000 m or lower.

►► Do not open the unit – risk of electric shock inside.

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EMC / EMI

Electromagnetic compatibility / 

Electromagnetic interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

►► Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

►► Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

►► Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

►► Consult the dealer or an experienced radio / TV technician for help.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Explanation of graphic symbols

The lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltages” within the unit’s chassis that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.

The exclamation point triangle is used to alert the user to presence of important operating and service instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

About this manual

This manual will help you understand and operate your Play Acoustic.

You can download the most current version of this reference manual from tc-helicon.com/products/play-acoustic/support/

To get the most from this reference manual, please read it from start to finish, or you may miss important information.

Getting support

If you still have questions after reading this reference manual, please read the FAQs, visit the user forums and get in touch with support at: support.tc-helicon.com/

VoiceSupport

VoiceSupport is the application that allows you to fully unlock the potential of your TC-Helicon product and stay in touch with the latest news, tips and tricks.

VoiceSupport key features include:

►► Professionally authored preset libraries ►► Direct access to product manuals

►► Update messaging – helping you stay up to date with the latest software

►► Drag & drop preset management

►► Customizable content about your products ►► VoiceCouncil feeds for the latest advice for

singers

►► Firmware upgrading ►► Account management ►► Access to support

You can download VoiceSupport for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X from tc-helicon.com/products/voicesupport/

Please register your Play Acoustic

To register your Play Acoustic using the VoiceSupport software, launch VoiceSupport and click on the ACCOUNT button.

Please note that registration of your product is not required to use VoiceSupport, download presets, update firmware or contact support.

Welcome to the Play Acoustic manual!

First, thank you so much for purchasing Play Acoustic. We at TC-Helicon are confident that your vocal and acoustic guitar performances will be positively impacted with this great effects processor.

As you discovered in the Quick Start Guide (the short manual that came in the box), Play Acoustic is easy to use at the top level, but there is more under the hood of this compact device than you might think. We recommend you treat your Play Acoustic like any other new instrument and dedicate some time to learning how to use it.

Yes, that means RTFM!

Read the… full manual.

And if you ever find yourself without this manual: On the bottom of your Play Acoustic , you will find a “cheat sheet” explaining the most important functions.

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Diagram legend

The following icons are used in the diagrams in this manual.

P.A.

Microphone

Guitar amp

Acoustic Guitar

XLR cables

¼“ / 6.5 mm TRS (Tip / Ring / Sleeve )

and TS (Tip / Sleeve) guitar cables

Monitor Mix

⅛” / 3.5 mm cable

Mixing Board

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Play Acoustic – rear panel

Inputs and outputs

Connectors are described from right to left. For setup examples, see “Connection diagrams”.

MIC connector

This is where the magic happens!

Plug your dynamic, condenser, MP-75, or e835 fx microphone in here. Remember to set the microphone type and level correctly, as described in the Play Acoustic Quick Start Guide.

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Gain settings

How the Input LED

Level Meter Works

The LED on the top of your Play Acoustic is used for both vocal and guitar level metering.

When setting the level for your microphone or guitar, make sure that you sing or play separately. If you are setting your vocal level, don’t play your guitar – and vice versa.

The meter will show a combined level for both guitar and vocals when you sing and play.

If you see the LED light red – indicating clipping –, it is helpful to play/sing individually to see which input may be getting too much level.

Keep in mind that the combined level of two inputs can clip, even when the individual inputs do not. If this happens for you, it’s best to simply turn down each input slightly until the LED no longer lights red when you sing and play simultaneously.

Setting Microphone Gain

Once you have connected your microphone and selected the microphone type (Dynamic, Condenser, MP-75, e835 FX), use the Mic Gain knob on the side of your Play Acoustic to set the input level for your microphone.

As you increase the level, pay close attention to the LED on top of Play Acoustic. You want the

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input to light the LED green. It’s OK if the LED sometimes lights yellow – but it should never turn red. If it does turn red, reduce the level. Red means that a) the input is overloading and b) you’ve got powerful lungs!

Setting the guitar level

The control for your guitar input is on Page 1 of the Setup menu. You can access the Setup menu by pressing the SETUP button and then use the < or > buttons to move to Page 1. Press the “soft” button next to the “Guitar IN” box and use the Control knob to adjust your level.

Reading the LCD Display

The Play Acoustic display

The LCD display of your Play Acoustic displays the following information:

Preset Name

The name of the currently selected preset. In the screen shot above, it is “High Harmony“. The Presets concept is explained in “What are presets?”.

Preset Number

The unique preset number – i.e., the number of the slot where the preset is stored. In the screen shot above, it is 1.

“FAV” indicator

The “FAV” indicator is shown in the upper right corner of the display if the current preset has been tagged as a Favorite.

“NP” indicator

The “NP” indicator is shown in the lower right corner of the display when chord information changes have been detected by Play Acoustic.

You may see the “NP” indicator switch on and off somewhat erratically as it processes incoming musical information. This is normal.

What is NaturalPlay?

NaturalPlay is the voodoo we do inside Play Acoustic to figure out which key your music is in. If you plug your guitar into the GUITAR IN connector, NaturalPlay will look there first for key/ scale info. Next, it will look at the Aux input and listen to the RoomSense microphones.

Once Play Acoustic “hears” key/scale information from one of these inputs, it will set the key/

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Switches and operation

The three Play Acoustic footswitches

DOWN and UP footswitches

Form here on, we will refer…

►► to the footswitch with the down-pointing triangle as the DOWN footswitch and

►► to the footswitch with the up-pointing triangle as the UP footswitch.

The DOWN and UP footswitches allow you to navigate through presets.

►► Press a footswitch once to switch to the previous or next preset slot.

►► Press and hold a footswitch to quickly move through presets.

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HIT / Hold for TALK footswitch

During normal operation, this footswitch acts as a HIT button. What does this mean?

When you activate HIT by tapping the footswitch, a new effect (or several effects) will be added to the current sound. This feature is perfect for spicing up a section of a song with a particular effect, e.g. Harmony.

TALK mode

When you press and hold the HIT / Hold for TALK footswitch, Play Acoustic enters TALK mode.

In TALK mode, all vocal effects are bypassed, and the microphone input is passed directly to the output.

TALK/Tuner mode

If you have a guitar plugged into the GUITAR IN, you will enter TALK/Tuner mode, activating the guitar tuner built into Play Acoustic. The guitar

output is muted to allow tuning, but the dry voice is still passed to the output, allowing you to tune your instrument and still entertain the crowd with witty banter.

Activating Loop mode

To enter Loop mode, press and hold the DOWN and UP footswitches simultaneously.

For more information on the Looper, see “The Looper”.

Loop mode screen

In Loop mode, the DOWN footswitch controls the following functions:

►► PLAY

►► REC (Record) ►► Overdub

Holding the DOWN footswitch will undo your most recently recorded Overdub.

In Loop mode, the UP footswitch controls the following functions:

►► STOP

►► ERA (HOLD to erase)

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To exit Loop mode, tap the HIT footswitch.

You may exit Loop mode while a loop is still playing. That means you can choose a new vocal sound – and then re-enter Loop mode to add a new overdub to the loop.

Loop Undo/Redo

To undo a loop overdub, press and hold the DOWN footswitch.

To restore the overdub (Redo), press and hold the DOWN footswitch again. Restoring a loop overdub this way is only possible if you have not recorded another overdub after using Undo.

Looping with a Switch-3

If you connect a TC-Helicon Switch-3 (optional) to the PEDAL connector of your Play Acoustic, you can use it to control all Loop features.

The benefit of using a Switch-3 is the addition of the dedicated Undo button.

When a Switch-3 is connected, Play Acoustic’s UP and DOWN footswitches are assigned to Set Key/Scale.

For more information, see “Switch-3 page (6/7)”.

where pressing the DOWN and UP footswitches simultaneously will allow you to set key/scale. You can set this mode on System page 5 under “UP/DN Function”.

When you have activated this alternative mode, pressing the UP and DOWN footswitches simultaneously will allow you to set Key and Scale using these two footswitches.

If you don’t know which Key and Scale a particular song is in, try using the last chord of the song for the Key and Major 2 for the Scale. It’s often correct, especially in popular music.

For more information, see “TC-Helicon scales reference chart”. You can also find this chart on the TC-Helicon website: support.tc-helicon.com/entries/ 21051886-scale-chart-for-TC-helicon-products/

To use your newly selected Key and Scale, simply press EXIT.

To save the current preset with your chosen Key and Scale, press STORE twice. Storing presets is covered in more detail later in this manual.

Tap tempo

To access Tap Tempo, press and hold the UP and HIT footswitches simultaneously.

Tap tempo screen

Once you see the current tempo displayed on the LCD screen, tap the HIT button in time with your music.

When you are finished, stop tapping, and the screen will “time out” back to the preset screen.

Control knob and arrow buttons

icons on the desktop, program behaviors and much more. When each user logs in, the computer recalls all of their custom settings.

Depending on how you like you to work with effects, you may find that you like to use a few general purpose Presets. Or you might be the kind of guy or girl who likes to spend a bit more time in advance of the performance to create Presets for all sorts of things.

Once you have fine-tuned all settings in the Vocal section, you should store them as a Preset, so you can later recall them.

Keep in mind that you never have to save Guitar effects settings. They are global and retain their values across all of your vocal presets.

Storing presets

When you have made a change to a preset, simply press the STORE button.

Pressing the STORE button once will bring up the name/location display, allowing you to rename and/or relocate the preset.

Pressing the STORE button again will save the preset, along with its new name or location.

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Soft buttons

Soft buttons

There are six “soft” buttons on the Play Acoustic

– three on each side of the LC display.

Each button is context-specific – meaning that when its function is available, you’ll see it lit up with a WHITE or BLUE LED.

When there is no function available, the button will not be lit.

►► In white LED mode, the text on the button refers to its action.

►► In blue LED mode, the button will select the segment of the LCD screen that is directly beside that button.

Not every menu uses all six buttons.

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Vocal FX button

Press the Vocal FX button to open the Vocal FX menu, which controls the settings of the vocal effects. This button is described in its own chapter: “Vocal FX button/section”.

Guitar FX button

Press the Guitar FX button to open the Guitar FX menu, which controls the settings of the guitar effects. This button is described in its own chapter: “Guitar FX button/section”

Mix button

Press the Mix button to open the Mix menu, which allows you to adjust the levels of the signals. This button is described in its own chapter: “Mix button/section”

Favorite button

You can tag a preset as a “Favorite”. This allows you to e.g. mark all presets you want to use in a show and filter out all others. This means that you can use Favorites to create a set list or simply group all the presets you like, regardless of their Genre.

►► To add the current preset to your Favorites, press the FAVORITE button. “FAV” will be shown in the top right corner of the display.

►► To remove the current preset from your Favorites, press the FAVORITE button.

►► To only browse your Favorite presets, press the GENRE button and select FAV as the Genre. Press the BACK button to return to the Home screen.

If there are no presets tagged as Favorites, the FAV option will not appear in the Genre menu.

GENRE button

Genres allow you to filter your presets by categories, such as musical styles and effect types.

Press the GENRE button to open the Genre menu.

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